Utility magazine rack and ash tray



Feb. 21, 1961 A. J. DE VlVO 2,972,416

UTILITY MAGAZINE RACK AND ASH TRAY Filed July 25, 1959 FIG.4 F|G.5 &

I 9 INV NTOR United States Patent UTILITY MAGAZINE RACK AND ASH TRAY Arthur James De Vivo, 21 Crystal St., East Stroudsburg, Pa.

Filed July 23, 1959, Ser. No. 829,151

1 Claim. (Cl. 211-50) This invention relates to improvements in magazine racks and particularly to a specially designed feature of the rack used to attach it under barber chair arms.

One important object of this invention is to provide simple, problem free installation of the rack, in most cases utilizing nuts and bolts already existing in the arm of the barber chair.

Another is the ease in which the rack can be adjusted to suit different types of barber chairs.

This invention provides convenience to the occupant of the barber chair, literally placing the rack at his elbow.

An illustrative embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure l is the perspective view of the rack.

Figure 2 is the plan view of the rack.

Figure 3 is a detailed section view of the ash tray clip, and adjustable ash tray holder.

Figure 4 is the plan view of the ash tray holder.

Figure 5 is an end elevational view of the rack.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, the rack is generally rectangular in shape, being slightly longer than it is high as shown in Figure 1.

The rack consists of various flat and rod stock bent and fastened together. The attaching means includes two flat, spaced, adjacent, parallel bar members secured to a left end piece 1 and a right end piece 13, for attaching the rack under a barber chair arm by means such as the brackets 16 shown in Figure 1. The left end piece 1 has a vertical leg with its top end bent forwardly and horizontally in the form of an inverted L and welded to the left ends of the flat bar members, forming the slot 4 with holes drilled in the vertical portion for a stud 9 welded to a U-shaped clip holder 7, with a spacer 8, and a wing nut 10 and a washer 11 forming a receptacle for the ash tray clip 6 as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4. The clip is welded to the -rear of the ash tray 5 with its removable cover 12. This assembly can be moved up and down using the various hole locations as desired. The right end piece 13 has a leg projecting downward, then horizontally and laterally and then downwardly with its top bent forwardly and horizontally in the form of an inverted L and welded to the right ends of the flat bar members forming the slot 4 with its lower end bent rearwardly and then upwardly at a slight rearward angle ending opposite the lateral portion. The U-shaped slide stop 15 has one end attached to the forward vertical portion of 13 at its mid-point, two intermediate pieces 2 and 3 located 2,972,416 Patented Feb. 21, 1961 between 1 and 13 and each consisting of a long vertical leg section with its top welded only to the bottom of the rear flat bar member with the lower ends bent rearwardly and then upwardly at a slight rearward angle ending at the same level as 13. The base piece 14 is welded to the bottom forward edge of 1, 2, 3 and 13 completing the rack. Wall brackets 16 are optional.

When in use, this rack will provide convenient depositories for magazines and papers and also for cigar and cigarette butts and their ashes.

While I have illustrated and described my invention, modifications thereof may occur to those skilled in the art. I desire it to be understood, therefore, that my invention is not to be limited to the particular arrangement disclosed and I intend in the appended claim to cover all modifications which do not depart from the spirit and scope of my invention.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters- Patent of the United States is:

A utility magazine rack and ash tray comprising two spaced parallel bar members, a first end piece, a second end piece, said first 'end piece having a vertical leg and a top portion extending forwardly and horizontally from said leg and connected to said bar members at one end thereof, said first end piece leg having holes therein, a U-shaped clip holder having a bight portion and spaced legs extending therefrom, a threaded stud extending from the bight portion between said holder legs and through one of said holes, means spacing said bight portion from said vertical leg, means mounted on the stud securing the clip holder to said vertical leg, an ash tray having a depending clip extending downwardly into the space between said bight and said vertical leg, said second end piece comprising a leg projecting downwardly, then horizontally and laterally and then downwardly and a top portion extending forwardly and horizontally and connected to said bar members at the other end thereof, said second end piece having a rearwardly extending horizontal portion at the lower end of the leg and a portion extending upwardly from the horizontal portion and terminating opposite the lateral portion, a stop connected to the downwardly and upwardly extending portions of the second end piece beneath the horizontally and laterally extending portion thereof, at least one intermediate piece located between the two end pieces, each intermediate piece comprising a vertical leg connected at its uppermost end to one of said bar members, a rearwardly extending horizontal portion at the lower end of the leg and a portion extending upwardly from the horizontal portion similar to corresponding parts of said second end piece, and a base piece connected to the bottom of each end and intermediate piece.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 302,358 Rock July 22, 1884 917,170 Short Apr. 6, 1909 1,824,813 Friedemann Sept. 29, 1931 2,698,690 Rubenstein Jan. 4, 1955 2,807,315 Manne Sept. 24, 1957 2,903,140 Lavgevin Sept. 8, 1959 

